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APPENDIX A

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UNITED NATIONS 'CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD' SURVEY

'Rights' are about making sure you are treated well and get a fair deal in life. As there are many different kinds of rights we would like your help to find out two things:

• what you know about rights and;
• which ones you think are the most important.

About You

Are you:

o Male
o Female
o Other

What age are you? …………………………………

In which Local Authority area do you live? ……………………………………………………………….

Would you describe yourself as a person who has a disability?

o Yes
o No

Are you currently:

o At school
o At college or university
o In part-time work
o In full-time work
o On Modern Apprentice / New Deal / Skillseekers training programme
o Unemployed
o Other, please specify in the box

What is your ethnic group?

Choose ONE section from A to E, then tick ONE box which best describes your ethnic group or background.

A - White

o Scottish
o English
o Welsh
o Northern Irish
o British
o Irish
o Gypsy / Traveller
o Polish
o Any other white ethnic group, please specify in the box

B - Mixed or multiple ethnic groups, please write in box

C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British

o Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British
o Indian, Indian Scottish, or Indian British
o Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British
o Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British
o Other, please specify in the box

D - African, African Scottish, or African British

o African, African Scottish, or African British
o Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish, or Caribbean British
o Black, Black Scottish, or Black British
o Other, please specify in the box

E - Other ethnic group

o Arab
o Other, please specify in the box

Survey Questions

Question 1 Which of the following phrases have you heard of?

Please tick (v) all that apply.

o Human Rights
o Animal Rights
o Children's Rights (young people under the age of 18)
o Don't know
o Others you have heard of (please write in box below)

Question 2 Which one would you say you know the most about?

Please tick (v) one box only.

o Human Rights
o Animal Rights
o Children's Rights
o Don't know
o Others you have heard of (please write in box below)

Question 3 Where did you first find out about these rights?

Please tick (v) all that apply.

o From friends
o From parents
o From teachers
o Internet
o Newspaper
o TV o Radio
o Don't know
o Haven't heard about any rights
o Other (please write in box below)

Question 4 Where do you think is the best place for young people to learn about 'rights'?

Please tick (v) one box only.

o At home (talking to parents, reading, watching tv, listening to radio)
o On the internet
o At school
o Youth clubs / associations (for example Scouts, sports clubs)
o On the street (hanging out with friends)
o Other (please write in box below)

Question 5 How much, if anything, do you know about the United Nations' 'Convention on the Rights of the Child'?

Please tick (v) one box only.

o A great deal
o A fair amount
o Just a little
o Hardly anything at all
o Never heard of it
o Don't know

Question 6 Who do you think the 'Convention on the Rights of the Child' is for?

Please tick (v) one box only.

o Children living in the United Kingdom only
o Children living in Europe
o Children from almost all countries in the world
o Children living in poor countries
o Don't know
o Other (please write in box below)

Question 7 Which of the following best describes how you feel about the 'Convention on the Rights of the Child' and what it does?

Please tick (v) one box only.

o It doesn't bother me it has very little effect on my life
o It is important but only to children living in poor countries
o It is important to some children in Scotland but not to me
o It is important to my life but I am not sure why
o It is important to the lives of all children in Scotland
o Don't know
o Other (please write in box below)

Question 8 In the next question there is a list of things which might be important to you. Some of them are rights and some are not.

Which ones do you think are rights for young people under the age of 18 and which ones are not but you think should be?

Please tick (v) all that apply.

Other (please write in box below)

Question 9 Are there any other issues, related to people under eighteen's rights, not mentioned here that you think are important?

(please write in box below)

Thank you very much for participating in this survey. The information we collect will be used by our partners, the Scottish Government, to inform their plans for implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ( UNCRC) in Scotland.

Win a Wii! Prize Draw

For your chance to win a 'Nintendo Wii console with Sports Pack' please enter your details below. Full terms and conditions of entry are available from the Young Scot website http://www.youngscot.org/surveys

Name: ……………………………………………………………………….
Postcode……………………
Email Address: ……………………………………………………………..
Telephone Number: ………………………………………………………..

Please return completed questionnaires to the following address by the 13th of February 2009:

Martin Lacey

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